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JOHN P. FLANDERS AND SIDNEY K. WELLS, OF BURLINGTON, VERMONT.

Letters Patent No. 70,330, dated October 29, 1867.

IMPROVBD BED-BOTTOM.

TO ALL WI'IOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, JOHN P. FLANDERS und SIDNEY K. WELLS, of Burlington in the eountv of Chittenden Y and in the State of' Vermont, have invented certain new und useful improvements in Bed-Bottoms; and we do 4hereby declare that the following is a. full, einer, and exact description thereof', reference being 'hud to the accompanying drawings, ond to the letters`oi` reference marked thereon.

In the annexed drawings, making port of this specifica-tion, A represents the slut of a. bed-bottom, upon which the springs rest. B B represent the springs, which are the usuel conical spiral springs used for this purpose. C represents a. strap connecting the upper ends ofthe springs. Upon the upper side of the slet A are secured two strips, e e. Seid strips run longitudinally of the slet, and near its edges. d d? represent two strips, which are wider than strips e c, und whiehnre secured upon said strips e, with their inner edges projecting es seen, so as to form :t groove in connection with the slet A. The bottom coils of the springs are ceught in the grooves thus formed by the strips d, :und are thus' held securely in their places. The strips not only serve to eonne the lower ends of the springs in their places, but enable them to be slid or adjusted in any desirable manner upon the'slut.

Hoving thus fully described our. invention, what we claim :is new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-'f rllhe Slat A, with grooves formed upon its upper side, substantially as herein represented, for the purpose of securing the bottoms of the springs, as is herein fully set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto `set our hands and seals this 6th dsl-y of September, 1867. Y

J. P. `FLANDERS, [1.. S.]

S. K. WELLS. [1.. S.]

Witnesses:

T. E. WALES, E. W. TAFT. 

